The essential two-volume gardening classic - now revised and updated for the first time since publication in 1996
Introduction
Continuing to set the standard in illustrated gardening publishing, the RHS have produced a mammoth reference on ornamental garden plants - essential for any gardener.
Containing detailed profiles of some 15,500 garden plants, prepared by a panel of leading gardening experts and edited by Christopher Brickell, CBE, and internationally renowned authority on plants of the world. Features include everything from new and exotic varieties to popular garden favourites, with plants suitable for all levels of experience. Over 6,000 superb photographs illustrate the diverse forms and colours of this spectacular array of plants, making this a truly sumptuous double volume edition.
"Unfailingly accurate, supremely inspiring and wonderfully illustrated ... a must for any gardener". Alan Titchmarsh
Press reviews
"...first published in 1996 and quickly became a classic reference work….remains a sound choice for the bookshelf." Kitchen Garden January 2004 Issue
"...superb work of reference, sumptuously illustrated, beautifully produced and exhaustively researched." Organic Gardening December 2003 Issue
"...continues to be the most comprehensive and visually exciting gardening encyclopedia ever published." Essential Water Garden October 2003
"...the one that came out in 1996 is always open on my table. It’s the first point of reference for any plant I don’t know." The Independent October 2003
"...an early entry on Christmas wish lists." Rooms & Living Magazine October 2003
Product details
Format: Slipcased
ISBN: 9780751337389
Size: 229 x 287mm
Number of pages: 1080
Publication date: 02 Oct 2003
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley






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